Former Kelowna Rocket Leon Draisaitl has been named the NHL香蕉视频直播檚 top player for the league香蕉视频直播檚 2019/20 season.
The now-Edmonton Oiler received both the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Monday, Sept. 21, as the league handed out its remaining awards virtually.
Draisaitl topped the NHL香蕉视频直播檚 scoring charts this year with 110 points (43 G, 67 A). That香蕉视频直播檚 13 more points than his second-place teammate Connor McDavid.
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The other finalists were Colorado香蕉视频直播檚 Nathan MacKinnon and Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers.
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MacKinnon and Panarin were also the other two finalists for the Hart.
Draisaitl was with the Rockets for a short, but memorable time during the 2014-15 season, notching 53 points (19 G, 32 A) in only 32 regular-season games.
From there, Draisaitl led the Rockets to an Ed Chynoweth Cup win, sweeping the Brandon Wheat Kings in four games. Draisaitl notched 28 points (10 G, 18 A) in 19 playoff contests during that run.
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